BAJAN SUN
Bajan Sun Magazine
JULY 2014
BECOMING
ENVIRONMENTALLY
CONSCIOUS
by Nancy Hardjopawiro
Businesses can protect the habitat of the migrating bird species
By facilitating local businesses with legislation, infrastructure
of Barbados
including human capital and basic public services such as
The sighting of a hatched baby sea turtle at dawn on the beach,
near the hotel during a brief visit to Barbados, was indeed an
amazing experience. Barbados is very tidy and clean from a
tourist’s point of view and has left a lasting impression from a
recent visit to the island. Friendly people, delicious West
Indian cuisine, and pretty much the same style of worship and
preaching familiar to fellow Christians are some of the things
Barbados is well known for. However Barbados does have her
own uniqueness.
education and health, the government enables economic
growth for the businesses. And the businesses contribute back
to the community through donations, projects and community
wellness programs. However, according to the Barbados Free
Press (2014) the Barbadian government is not complying with
the signed international agreements to protect the Graeme Hall
wetland in Barbados. Therefore the outreach for awareness to
the general public to protect the natural habitat of the
migrating
bird
species
is
one
that
should
not
be
underestimated.
The uniqueness lies in police officers asking a group of
youngsters that are not in school during a regular school hours
where their parents are and why they are not in school. Also,
the encouragement of the Barbadian economic sector is
stimulating the locals to purchase locally produced and
manufactured products to keep small businesses open. This
additionally provides employment and can potentially result in
less crimes being committed because people are employed.
Out of the stated interest for environmental issues on
Interlinking the collaboratio